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B. J. HEWITT.

WATER BLBVATOR. No. 327,167. Patented Sept. Z9. 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN J. HEWITI, OF MANTON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND y JOHNBENSON, o

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WATER-ELEVATO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,167, datedSeptember 29, 1885.

Application filed May 15, 1885.

.To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, BENJAMIN J. HEWITT, of Manton, in the county ofWexford and State of Michigan, have invented a new and ImprovedWater-Elevator, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthisspecification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a sectional elevation of a well and well-curb having myinvention applied thereto, and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionalelevation of the same.

The invention will rst be described in connection with the drawings, andthen pointed out in the claims.

Placed over well W is the curb C, composed of uprights a a andcross-pieces b b and c c. In cross-pieces b b isjournaled thecrank-shaft d. On this is secured the ratchet-wheel e andsprocketwheelf, and through itis passed the pin g.

Between the pin g and the cross-piece b of the curb is placed looselyupon the shaft d the large grooved pulley B. To one side of this pulleyis secured the grooved flanges B', in the circumferential groove ofwhich the lever D is placed, which acts as a brake to pulley B, and alsoas a means for sliding the pulley B upon the shaft d to cause it toclutch with pin g or to be released therefrom.

The lever D is pivoted upon the cross-piece c of the curb, as shown inFig. 2, and the pulley B is provided at one side with the pins h,adapted to engage with the pin g for clutching or locking the pulley tothe shaft d, as will be understood from Fig. l.

A rope, E, is passed once around the pulley B, and to each of its endsis attached a water-bucket, F F.

Over sprocket-wheelf is placed the chain G, and to one end of this isattached the heavy weight H.

A locking dog or pawl, I, is attached to cross-piece c' of the curb, andreaches over shaft j' to come in contact with the ratchetwheel e, forholding the shaft from being revolved by weight H, except when the pawlor dog I is raised out of engagement with the ratchet e.

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In operation the pulley B will be moved to the left on shaft d todisengage pins h from pin g. Then the shaft d will be turned by crank dto wind up the weight H, which will 5f be held by pawl I and ratchet e.rlhe bucket F will be heavier than the bucket F-enough heavier to liftthe latter when filled with water-and when the pulley B runs loose onshaft d, the bucket F will be raised by weight H. 6( Vhile bucket F isbeing raised the bucket F will at the same time be lowered and filled,as shown in Fig. l. Now to lift bucket F the pulley B must be moved tothe right on shaft d by lever D, to engage pins h with pin g, and 5:then the pawl I must be raised out of engageu ment with ratchet e, whichpermits weight H to turn shaft d and pulley B, and thus lift the bucketF. This bucket being raised and emptied, pulley B will again be moved onshaft 7C to disengage pin h from pin g, which will permit pulley B toagain run loose on shaft d, so that the superior weight of bucket F willraise filled bucket F. In this manner much time may be saved in thelabor of elevating water from Wells.

For convenience in emptying the buckets F F', I form or provide themwith hooks mm, and provide the curb with the rod p above the spout q, sothat as the buckets reach the rod 8o p the hooks m may be caught uponthe rod and vthe buckets tipped over the spout, as illustrated in thedrawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a water-elevator, the shaft having the loosely-mounted shiftingpulley, around which pulley is coiled a rope with buckets connected toits ends, one bucket being enough heavier go than the other bucket toovcrbalance the latter bucket and its contents, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

2. In a water-elevator,the shaft having transverse pins, and theloosely-mounted shifting pulley having pins to engage the pins of theshaft, in combination with the rope coiled around said pulley and havingbuckets connected to its ends, one bucket being enough heavier than theother bucket, including its roc content-s, to overbalance the latterfilled bucket, and the chain passed over a pulley on said shaft, andhaving a Weight at one end to eleenough hcavierthem the other bucket toover- Io vate the heavier lled bucket as the bucketrope pulley isshifted into engagement with the shaft, Substant'all y as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. In a, Water-clevator, the shaft having the loosely-mounted shiftingpullcy,axouud which pulley is coiled a, rope, to the ends of which ropeare connected buckets7 one bucket being balance the latter bucketfilled, said buckets also having hooks to engage with a bail,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

'BENJAMIN J. HEVITT.

Vitnesses:

GEO. KILERS, MILTON F. WHITE.

